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1 P r o g r a m REGENTS PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIPS REGENTS PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 2009 Candidate Information Bulletin All applications must by postmarked by June 1, 2009 Awards are contingent upon appropriation of funds in the 2009 session of the New York State Legislature. The University of the State of New York THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT Office of K-16 Initiatives and Access Programs Scholarships and Grants Administration Unit Room 967 Education Building Addition Albany, New York January 2009

2 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Regents of the University ROBERT M. BENNETT, Chancellor, B.A., M.S....Tonawanda MERRYL H. TISCH, Vice Chancellor, B.A., M.A., Ed.D....New York SAUL B. COHEN, B.A., M.A., Ph.D....New Rochelle JAMES C. DAWSON, A.A., B.A., M.S., Ph.D....Plattsburgh ANTHONY S. BOTTAR, B.A., J.D....Syracuse GERALDINE D. CHAPEY, B.A., M.A., Ed.D....Belle Harbor ARNOLD B. GARDNER, B.A., LL.B....Buffalo HARRY PHILLIPS, 3rd, B.A., M.S.F.S....Hartsdale JOSEPH E. BOWMAN, JR., B.A., M.L.S., M.A., M.Ed., Ed.D...Albany JAMES R. TALLON, JR., B.A., M.A....Binghamton MILTON L. COFIELD, B.S., M.B.A., Ph.D....Rochester ROGER B. TILLES, B.A., J.D....Great Neck KAREN BROOKS HOPKINS, B.A., M.F.A....Brooklyn CHARLES R. BENDIT, B.A....Manhattan BETTY A. ROSA, B.A., M.S. in Ed., M.S. in Ed., M.Ed., Ed.D...Bronx LESTER W. YOUNG, JR., B.S., M.S., Ed. D...Oakland Gardens President of the University and Commissioner of Education RICHARD P. MILLS Senior Deputy Commissioner of Education - P-16 JOHANNA DUNCAN-POITIER Executive Coordinator, Office of K-16 Initiatives and Access Programs STANLEY S. HANSEN, JR. Supervisor, Scholarships and Grants Administration Unit LEWIS J. HALL The State Education Department does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, religion, creed, disability, marital status, veteran status, national origin, race, gender, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or sexual orientation in its educational programs, services and activities. Portions of this publication can be made available in a variety of formats, including Braille, large print or audiotape, upon request. Inquiries concerning this policy of nondiscrimination should be directed to the Department's Office for Diversity, Ethics, and Access, Room 530, 89 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY

3 CONTENTS I. General Program Information...1 II. Prior Award Recipients...2 III. Eligibility...2 IV. Terms and Conditions...3 Attendance...3 Concurrent Benefits...3 Service Agreement...4 V. Application Mailing Information...5 VI. Notification of Results...5 VII. Alternate Winners...5 VIII. Payment Procedures...5 APPENDICES A. Definition of Economically Disadvantaged...7 B. Colleges and Universities Offering Approved Professional Licensure Programs..9 C. Application Directions...16 FORM Application for the Regents Professional Opportunity Scholarship 2009 Series

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5 I. GENERAL PROGRAM INFORMATION This bulletin provides information about the State-funded Regents Professional Opportunity Scholarship Program (POS). Pending the appropriation of State funds during the 2009 session of the New York State Legislature, at least 220 scholarship winners will receive awards ranging up to $5,000 per year for payment of college expenses. All winners must be in an approved, degree-granting, program in New York State (see Appendix B) that leads to licensure in a profession designated by the New York State Board of Regents. Awards are renewable for up to four years of study, unless recipients are enrolled in a program recognized by the Regents as requiring more than four years of study. No award shall exceed the cost of attendance, and award recipients must agree to a service commitment following completion of their licensure-qualifying program. In , POS scholarships will be awarded to eligible students beginning or already enrolled in an approved, licensure-qualifying program (see Appendix B) leading to a degree at a New York State postsecondary institution in one of the designated professions listed below: 01 Acupuncture 02 Athletic Trainer 03 Architecture 04 Audiology 05 Certified Public Accountancy 06 Chiropractic 07 Dental Hygiene 08 Dietetics/Nutrition 09 Interior Design 10 Landscape Architecture 11 Law 12 Massage Therapy 13 Midwifery 14 Nurse Practitioner 15 Occupational Therapy 16 Occupational Therapy Assistant 17 Ophthalmic Dispensing 18 Optometry 19 Pharmacy 20 Physical Therapy 21 Physical Therapy Assistant 22 Podiatry 23 Professional Engineering 24 Psychology 25 Registered Nurse 26 Registered Physician Assistant 27 Respiratory Therapy 28 Social Work 29 Speech-Language Pathology 30 Veterinary Technician 31 Veterinary Medicine DEADLINE - June 1, All applications must be postmarked by June 1, To remain eligible for payment of the scholarship, the awardee must matriculate in and remain in the specific licensure-qualifying program of study for which the scholarship was awarded. For information on specific licensure requirements, contact: New York State Education Department Office of the Professions 89 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY Phone: Web: 1

6 II. PRIOR AWARD RECIPIENTS If you are/were the recipient of a Regents Professional Opportunity Scholarship from a prior competition, do not reapply. Recipients seeking information on payments for an award should write to the Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC), the New York State agency responsible for disbursement of scholarship funds at: New York State Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC) Division of Grants and Scholarships/Scholarship Unit 99 Washington Avenue Albany, NY Phone: Web: III. ELIGIBILITY A. Applicants must attend or plan to attend a New York State-approved postsecondary institution and enroll full-time in one of the designated degree-granting, licensure-qualifying programs during The list of institutions with approved licensure-qualifying programs appears in Appendix B. NB: Preprofessional education completed prior to admittance into a master's or doctoral program which is required for licensure (e.g., MSW for Social Work, PHD for Psychology, etc.) is not applicable for Professional Opportunity Scholarship purposes. For example, individuals who are enrolled in an undergraduate social work program are not eligible for a Professional Opportunity Scholarship, as an undergraduate degree is not the education requirement for licensure. In these instances, application for a Professional Opportunity Scholarship should be made upon admission to the graduate or doctoral level program which is required for licensure. B. All candidates must have been legal residents of New York State for one year before the beginning of the academic year. To qualify as legal residents, candidates must maintain an actual residence in New York State and consider New York State their permanent home; and must be citizens of the United States, or aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States, or individuals of a class of refugee paroled by the Attorney General of the United States under his parole authority pertaining to the admission of aliens to the United States. However, the New York State residency requirement may be waived for military personnel, including their spouse and/or dependents, who are stationed in New York State on full-time active duty. If you are a member of the military, attach documentation on official letterhead confirming your active duty status and duty station. If you are the spouse or dependent of a member of the military, attach documentation on official letterhead confirming that person s active duty status and duty station and your spouse/dependent status. C. The selection criteria defined in law requires awards to be made in the following order of priority: 2

7 Priority 1: be economically disadvantaged (see Appendix A) and a member of a minority group historically underrepresented in the licensed professions, or Priority 2: be a member of a minority group historically underrepresented in the licensed professions, or Priority 3: be a student who is enrolled in or is a graduate of one of the following State-sponsored opportunity programs: the Search for Education, Elevation and Knowledge (SEEK) or the College Discovery Program (CD), sponsored by the CUNY; the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP), sponsored by the SUNY; or the Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP), offered through some independent colleges and universities. For purposes of this program, underrepresented minorities include residents of New York State who are Black, Hispanic, Native American or Alaskan Native. Scholarships are distributed by means of random selection within the priority groups. IV. TERMS AND CONDITIONS A. Attendance: Scholarship recipients must be enrolled full-time 1 in an approved, licensure-qualifying program leading to a degree in New York State (see Appendix B). The award period for the first year of the scholarship begins on July 1, 2009 and ends on June 30, Recipients who do not begin a designated program of study during the appropriate academic year will lose the award. Applicants who are unable to utilize scholarship awards may reapply in subsequent competitions, provided they continue to meet eligibility requirements. NOTE: Candidates may submit an application for a POS before being notified of admission to a college or university program. However, the award of a Regents Professional Opportunity Scholarship is not a guarantee of admission to a college or university or to the professional program of choice. The State Education Department Office of K-16 Initiatives and Access Programs does not make college/university program admissions decisions. Applicants should contact the institution of choice for specific admission information. B. Concurrent Benefits: 1. Scholarships: Scholarship winners may not receive other educational benefits that duplicate the purposes of the Regents Professional Opportunity Scholarship. 1 At least twelve (12) semester hours or the equivalent per term for a minimum of 24 hours during the academic year. 3

8 2. Grants: Scholarship winners may receive benefits under the New York State Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) and Federal student financial aid programs. The total POS award may not exceed the cost of attendance Loans: There are no restrictions on State or Federal loans that must be repaid by students or their families. C. Service Agreement: Upon receipt of a Regents Professional Opportunity Scholarship, a recipient acknowledges that, upon completion of professional training and licensure, he or she will practice in New York State the profession for which the scholarship was granted. Such practice shall mean full-time employment (at least 35 hours per week) carrying out activities for which licensure would be required in a nonexempt setting, or teaching in a postsecondary program registered by the State Education Department as licensure qualifying in the same profession in which the award recipient is licensed. The recipient's period of service shall be twelve months for each annual payment received, regardless of the amount of the annual payment. Such service shall commence within one year of the completion of professional training and licensure and/or active military service or Peace Corps. Recipients failing to comply with the service requirement must repay the full amount of all scholarship monies plus penalty and interest. The repayment amount will be determined by the formula: A = 2 B(t-s) t in which "A" is the amount to be repaid; "B" is the sum of all payments made to the recipient and the interest on this amount which would be payable if, at the time such payments were made, they were loans bearing interest at the maximum prevailing rate; "t" is the total number of months of obligated service; and "s" is the number of months of service actually rendered. Any amount which the President of the Higher Education Services Corporation is entitled to recover under this paragraph shall be paid within the five-year period beginning on the date that the recipient failed to comply with the service conditions. In the event that repayment is required, a recipient agrees to the exercise of jurisdiction over this cause of action by the courts of New York State and to the execution of a judgment rendered by the New York courts in any jurisdiction. A formal service agreement will be mailed to successful applicants when they are offered a scholarship. 2 Cost of attendance includes: tuition, required fees, laboratory and other instructional fees, related expenses, books, transportation, and room and board. 4

9 V. APPLICATION MAILING INFORMATION All candidates must submit the application form for the 2009 Series Regents Professional Opportunity Scholarship Program to: Office of K-16 Initiatives and Access Programs Scholarships and Grants Administration Unit Room 967 Education Building Addition Albany, New York The application must be postmarked by June 1, Failure to follow the application directions outlined in Appendix D may result in delay and/or disqualification of the application. VI. NOTIFICATION OF RESULTS Winners will be advised of the results of the competition beginning in July When approval of the State Budget is delayed, the notification of awards will also be delayed and may be later than July Winners will be required to submit a response accepting or declining the award. Failure to file an acceptance within the prescribed period will result in the cancellation of the scholarship offer. VII. ALTERNATE WINNERS When a recipient declines a scholarship, it is immediately offered to the first name on the established alternate list for that field. Offers to alternates may be made at any time up to and including December 31 of the award year. The number of offers to alternate winners, however, cannot be predicted. Therefore, it is not possible to estimate the probability of receiving an award or to guarantee an award if an applicant has been designated as an alternate. VIII. PAYMENT PROCEDURES The Office of K-16 Initiatives and Access Programs, Scholarships and Grants Administration Unit of the State Education Department is responsible for administering the scholarship competition and designating winners. The processing of scholarship payments, however, is assigned to a separate agency, the Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC). When candidates win and accept scholarships, the names of each winner will be forwarded to HESC. Note that Regents Professional Opportunity Scholarship winners who are found by HESC to be in default on a guaranteed student loan are ineligible to receive payments under this program. Questions about payments or deferral of payments while on leave of absence should be directed to: New York State Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC) Division of Grants and Scholarships/Scholarship Unit 99 Washington Avenue Albany, NY Phone: Web: 5

10 Change of Address: All scholarship candidates are responsible for notifying the Office of K-16 Initiatives and Access Programs, Scholarships and Grants Administration Unit, of any changes in their mailing address. All scholarship winners are responsible for notifying HESC's Scholarship Unit of changes in their mailing address. 6

11 APPENDIX A DEFINITION OF ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED 1. A student is considered economically disadvantaged if he or she is a member of: a household supported by one parent if dependent, by the student or by a spouse if independent, whose total annual income is not more than the applicable amount listed in the table below; or a household supported by more than one worker (parents if dependent, student and spouse if independent) in which the total annual income does not exceed the applicable amount listed in the table below by more than $4,800; or a household supported by one worker (parent if dependent, student if independent) who is the sole support of a one-parent family in which the total annual income does not exceed the applicable amount listed in the table below by more than $4,800; or a household supported by one worker (parent if dependent, student if independent) who is working two or more jobs at the same time in which the total annual income does not exceed the applicable amount listed in the table below by more than $1,800. The number of members of a household shall be determined by ascertaining the number of individuals living in the student's residence who are economically dependent on the income supporting the student. 2. Income Table for Economically Disadvantaged Number of Members in Household (Including Head of Household) Total Annual Income In the 2008 Calender Year 1 $15, , , , , , ,060 plus $5,410 for each member in excess of 7 7

12 3. Exceptions Reference to the family income scale need not be made if the student falls into one of the following categories, and documentation is available: a) the student's family is the recipient of aid to dependent children or family assistance program aid or home relief or safety net assistance through the New York State Department of Social Services or the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance or a county department of social services; or is the recipient of family day-care payments through the New York State Department of Social Services or the Office of Children and Family Assistance or a county department of social services; b) the student is living with foster parents who do not provide support for college, and no monies are provided from the natural parents; c) the student is a ward of the State or a county. 4. Independent Students For purposes of these scholarships, an independent student is one who: a) is 24 years of age or older by December 31 of the program year; or b) meets one of the following requirements: or or 1. is an orphan or ward of the court (in the Federal definition, a student is considered independent if he or she is a ward of the court or was a ward of the court until the individual reached the age of eighteen); 2. is a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States, who has engaged in active duty in the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, or Coast Guard, and who was released under a condition other than dishonorable; 3. is a married individual; 4. has legal dependents other than a spouse; 5. is a student for whom an opportunity program and financial aid administrator have made a documented determination of independence due to other unusual circumstances. 8

13 APPENDIX B COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES OFFERING APPROVED PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE PROGRAMS (Additional information is available on the Web at ACUPUNCTURE New York Chiropractic College (MS) New York College of Health Professions (MS) New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (MS) Pacific College of Oriental Medicine (MS) Swedish Institute (MS) Touro College (MS) Tri-State College of Acupuncture (MS) ATHLETIC TRAINER Daemen College (MS) Dominican College of Blauvelt (BS) Ithaca College (BS) Long Island University/Brooklyn (MS) Marist College (BS) SUC Brockport (BS) SUC Cortland (BS) SUNY Buffalo (MS) SUNY Stony Brook (BS) ARCHITECTURE Columbia University (M ARCH, MS) Cooper Union (B ARCH) Cornell University (B ARCH, M ARCH) CUNY/City College (B ARCH, M ARCH) NYIT Islip (B ARCH) NYIT Manhattan (B ARCH) NYIT Old Westbury (B ARCH) Pratt Institute (M ARCH, B ARCH) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (M ARCH, B ARCH) SUNY Buffalo (M ARCH) Syracuse University (M ARCH, B ARCH) The New School (M ARCH) 9 AUDIOLOGY Adelphi (MS) Columbia University (EDM) CUNY Brooklyn College (MS) CUNY Graduate School (AUD) CUNY Hunter College (MS) CUNY Lehman College (MA) CUNY Queens College (MA) Hofstra University (MA) St. John's University (AUD, MA) SUNY Buffalo (AUD, MA) Syracuse University (AUD, MS) CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY Alfred University (MBA) Briarcliffe College (BBA) Canisius College (MBA, BS) College of St. Rose (MS) CUNY Baruch College (MBA, MS) CUNY Brooklyn College (MS) CUNY Hunter (MS) CUNY Queens College (MS) D'Youville College (MS) Daemen College (MS) Dowling (MBA) Fordham University - Tarrytown (MBA, MS) Rose Hill - Lincoln Center (MBA) Globe Institute of Technology, Inc. (BBA) Hofstra University (MS, BBA) Iona College - New Rochelle Campus (MBA) Ithaca College (MBA) LeMoyne College (MBA) Long Island University/Brooklyn (MS) Long Island University/Southampton (MS) Long Island University/C. W. Post (MBA, MS) Marist College (MBA) Mercy College (MS)

14 Molloy College (MBA) Monroe College (BBA) Mount Saint Mary College (MBA) Nazareth College (MS) Niagara University (MBA) NYIT Manhattan (MBA) NYIT Old Westbury (MBA) Nyack College (MBA) Pace University - Pleasantville (MBA, MS) White Plains (MBA, MS) New York (MBA, MS) Rochester Institute of Technology (MBA) St. Bonaventure University (MBA) St. Francis College (MS, BS) St. John Fisher College (MBA) St. John's University - Manhattan (MS, MBA) Staten Island (MS, MBA, BS) Jamaica (MS, MBA, BS) St. Joseph's College - Main and Suffolk (BS,MBA) St. Thomas Aquinas College (MBA) SUC Brockport (BS, MS) SUC Fredonia (BS, MS) SUC Geneseo (MS) SUC New Paltz (MBA) SUC Old Westbury (MS) SUC Oneonta (BS) SUC Oswego (MBA) SUNY Albany (MS) SUNY Binghamton (MS) SUNY Buffalo (MS, MBA) SUNY Institute of Technology Utica/Rome (MS) Touro College (MS) University of Rochester (MS, MBA) Utica College (MBA) Wagner College (MS) Yeshiva University (MS) CHIROPRACTIC D'Youville College (DC) New York Chiropractic College (DC) DENTAL HYGIENE Broome Community College (AAS) 10 Erie Community College (AAS) Hostos Community College (AAS) Hudson Valley Community College (AAS) Monroe Community College (AAS) New York City College of Technology (AAS) New York University (AAS, BS) Orange County Community College (AAS) SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale (AS) DIETETICS/NUTRITION CUNY Queens College (BA) Long Island University/C. W. Post (MS, BS) SUC Oneonta (BS) Suffolk County Community College (AAS) The Sage Colleges - Troy (BS) INTERIOR DESIGN Fordham University - Marymount (BS) Nassau Community College (AAS) NYIT Manhattan (BFA) NYIT Old Westbury (BFA) New York School of Interior Design (BFA, AAS) Onondaga Community College (AAS) Rochester Institute of Technology (BFA) School of Visual Arts (BFA) SUC Buffalo (BFA) Suffolk County Community College (AAS) SUNY College of Technology Alfred (AAS) Villa Maria College (AAS) LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Cornell University (MLA) CUNY City College (BS, MLA) New York State College of Agriculture & Life Sciences at Cornell University (BS) SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry at Syracuse (MLA, BLA) LAW Albany Law School (JD) Brooklyn Law School (JD) Columbia University (JD)

15 Cornell University (JD) CUNY Law School Queens College (JD) Fordham University - Rose Hill (JD) Hofstra University (JD) New York Law School (JD) New York University (JD) Pace University (JD) Saint John's University - Jamaica (JD) Staten Island (JD) SUNY Buffalo (JD) Syracuse University (JD) Touro College - Huntington Campus (JD) Yeshiva University (JD, LLM) MASSAGE THERAPY Columbia Greene Community College (AAS) Finger Lakes Community College (AAS) Mildred Elley School (AOS) Monroe Community College (AAS) New York College of Health Professions (AOS) North Country Community College (AAS) Orange County Community College (AAS) Pacific College of Oriental Medicine (AOS) Queensborough Community College (AAS) SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology Morrisville (AAS) Swedish Institute (AOS) Trocaire College (AAS) MIDWIFERY Columbia University (MS) New York University (MA) SUNY Health Science Center Brooklyn (MS) SUNY Stony Brook (MS) NURSE PRACTITIONER Adelphi University (MS) College of New Rochelle (MS) College of Mount St. Vincent (MS) Columbia University (MS) CUNY College at Staten Island (MS) CUNY Hunter College (MS) CUNY Lehman College (MS) D'Youville College (MS) Daemen College (MS) Dominican College of Blauvelt (MS) Long Island University/Brooklyn (MS) Long Island University/C. W. Post (MS) Mercy College (MS) Molloy College (MS) Mount Saint Mary College (MS) Nazareth College of Rochester (MS) New York University (MS) Pace University - Pleasantville (MS) New York (MS) Saint John Fisher College (MS) SUNY Binghamton (MS) SUNY Buffalo (MS) SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn (MS) SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse (MS) SUNY Institute of Technology at Utica/Rome (MS) SUNY Stony Brook (MS) The Sage Colleges - Troy (MS) University of Rochester (MS) Wagner College (MS) OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY CUNY - York College (BS, MS) Columbia University (MS) Dominican College of Blauvelt (BS, MS) D'Youville College (MS) Ithaca College (MS) Keuka College (MS) Long Island University/Brooklyn (BS, MS) Mercy College (MS) NYIT Old Westbury (BS, MS) New York University (MS) SUNY Buffalo (BS, MS) SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn (MS) SUNY Stony Brook (MS) The Sage Colleges - Albany and Troy (MS) Touro College - Main and Bay Shore (MS) Utica College (MS) 11

16 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT Erie Community College (AAS) Genesee Community College (AAS) Herkimer County Community College (AAS) Jamestown Community College (AAS) LaGuardia Community College (AAS) Maria College of Albany (AAS) Mercy College (AAS) Orange County Community College (AAS) Rockland Community College (AAS) Suffolk County Community College (AAS) SUNY College of Technology at Canton (AAS) Touro College - Main and Bay Shore (AAS) OPHTHALMIC DISPENSING Erie Community College (AAS) New York City College of Technology (AAS) Suffolk County Community College (AAS) Technical Careers Institute [Ophthalmic Dispensing: Interboro] (AOS) OPTOMETRY SUNY College of Optometry (OD) PHARMACY Albany College of Pharmacy (BSPHARM, PHARM D) Long Island University/Brooklyn Campus (PHARM D) St. John Fisher College (PHARM D) Saint John's University (PHARM D) SUNY Buffalo (BSPHARM, PHARM D) Touro College - Harlem (PHARM D) PHYSICAL THERAPY D'Youville College (MS, MPT, DPT) Daemen College (MS, DPT) Dominican College at Blauvelt (MS, DPT) Ithaca College (MS, DPT) Long Island University/Brooklyn Campus (MS, DPT) Mercy College (MS) Nazareth College (MS, DPT) New York Medical College at Valhalla (MS, DPT) NYIT Old Westbury (BS, MS, DPT) New York University (DPT) SUNY Buffalo (DPT) SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn (MS, DPT) SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse (MPT, DPT) SUNY Stony Brook (MS, DPT) The Sage Colleges - Troy (MS, DPT) Touro College - Main and Bay Shore (MS, DPT) Utica College (MS, DPT) PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSISTANT Adirondack Community College (AAS) Broome Community College (AAS) Genesee Community College (AAS) Herkimer County Community College (AAS) Kingsborough Community College (AAS) LaGuardia Community College (AAS) Mercy College (AAS) Nassau Community College (AAS) Niagara County Community College (AAS) Onondaga Community College (AAS) Orange County Community College (AAS) Suffolk County Community College (AAS) SUNY College of Technology at Canton (AAS) Touro College (AAS) Villa Maria College of Buffalo (AAS) PODIATRY Clarkson University (MPT, DPT) Columbia University (MS, DPT) CUNY College at Staten Island (MS) CUNY Graduate School (DPT) CUNY Hunter College (BS, MPT) 12 New York College of Podiatric Medicine (DPM)

17 PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING Alfred University (BS) Clarkson University (BS) Columbia University (BS) Cooper Union (BE) Cornell University (BS) CUNY City College (BE) CUNY College at Staten Island (BS) Hofstra University (BE, BS) Manhattan College (BS) NYIT Manhattan (BS) NYIT Old Westbury (BS) New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University (BS) Polytechnic University/Long Island (BS) Polytechnic University/Main Campus (BS) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (BS) Rochester Institute of Technology (BS, MS, ME) SUC New Paltz (BS) SUNY Binghamton (BS) SUNY Buffalo (BS, ME) SUNY College of Environmental Sciences & Forestry at Syracuse (BS) SUNY Maritime College (BE) SUNY Stony Brook (BE) Syracuse University (BS) Union College (BS) University of Rochester (BS) Webb Institute (BS) PSYCHOLOGY Adelphi University (PHD) Alfred University (PSY D) Columbia University (EDD, PHD) CUNY Graduate Center (PHD) Fordham University - Rose Hill (PHD) Hofstra University (PHD, PSY D) Long Island University/Brooklyn (PHD) Long Island University/C. W. Post (PSY D) New York University (PHD, PSY D) Pace University (PSY D) St. John's University (PHD, PSY D) SUNY Albany (PHD, PSY D) SUNY Binghamton (PHD) SUNY Buffalo (PHD) Syracuse University (PHD) The New School (PHD) University of Rochester (PHD) Yeshiva University (PHD, PSY D) REGISTERED NURSE Adelphi University (BS) College of New Rochelle (BS) College of Mount Saint Vincent (BS) Columbia University (BS) CUNY Hunter College (BS) CUNY Lehman College (BS) CUNY York College (BS) D'Youville College (BS) Dominican College of Blauvelt (BS) Elmira College (BS) Hartwick College (BS) Long Island University/Brooklyn (BS) Molloy College (BS) Mount Saint Mary College (BS) Nazareth College of Rochester (BS) NYIT Manhattan (BS) NYIT Old Westbury (BS) New York University (BS) Pace University (BS) Roberts Wesleyan College (BS) St. John Fisher College (BS) SUC Brockport (BS) SUC Plattsburgh (BS) SUNY Binghamton (BS) SUNY Buffalo (BS) SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn (BS) SUNY Stony Brook (BS) Syracuse University (BS) The Sage Colleges - Albany and Troy (BA) University of Rochester (BS) Utica College (BS) Wagner College (BS) REGISTERED PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT Albany Medical College (MS) CUNY City College (BS) CUNY York College (BS) D'Youville College (BS, MS) Daemen College (MS) 13

18 Hofstra University (BS) LeMoyne College (BS, MS) Long Island University/Brooklyn (BS) Mercy College (MS) NYIT Old Westbury (BS, MS) Pace University (BS) Rochester Institute of Technology (BS) St. Francis College (BS) St. John's University (BS) SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn (BS) SUNY Stony Brook (BS, MS) Touro College (BS) Wagner College (BS, MS) RESPIRATORY THERAPY Borough of Manhattan Community College (AAS) Eire County Community College - North Campus (AAS) Genesee Community College (AAS) Hudson Valley Community College (AAS) Long Island University/Brooklyn (BS) Mohawk Valley Community College (AAS) Molloy College - Rockville Center (AAS) Nassau Community College (AAS) Onondaga Community College (AAS) SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse (BS) SUNY Stony Brook (BS) Westchester Community College (AAS) SOCIAL WORK Adelphi University (MSW) Columbia University (MS) CUNY Hunter (MS, MSW) CUNY Lehman (MS, MSW) Fordham University - Tarrytown (MSW) Rose Hill (MSW) Long Island University/C.W. Post (MSW) Nazareth College (MSW) New York University (MSW) New York University at St. Thomas Aquinas (MSW) Roberts Wesleyan College (MSW) SUNY Albany (MSW) SUNY Binghamton (MSW) SUNY Buffalo (MSW) SUNY Stony Brook (MSW) Syracuse University (MSW) Touro College (MSW) Yeshiva University (MSW) SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY Adelphi University (MS) College of New Rochelle (MS) College of Saint Rose (MSED) Columbia University (EDM) CUNY Brooklyn College (MS) CUNY Graduate School (PHD) CUNY Hunter College (MS) CUNY Lehman College (MA) CUNY Queens College (MA) Hofstra University (MA) Ithaca College (MS) Long Island University/Brooklyn (MS) Long Island University/C. W. Post (MA) Mercy College (MS) Nazareth College of Rochester (MS) New York Medical College (MS) New York University (MA) St. John's University (MA) SUC Buffalo (MSED) SUC Fredonia (MS) SUC Geneseo (MA) SUC New Paltz (MS) SUC Plattsburgh (MA) SUNY Buffalo (MA, PHD) Syracuse University (MS) Touro College (MS) VETERINARY TECHNICIAN La Guardia Community College (AAS) Medaille College (AS) Mercy College (BS) Suffolk County Community College at Western Brentwood (AAS) SUNY College of Technology at Alfred (AAS) SUNY College of Technology at Canton 14

19 (AAS) SUNY College of Technology at Delhi (AAS) SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale (AAS) Ulster County Community College (AAS) VETERINARY MEDICINE New York College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University (DVM) 15

20 APPENDIX C DIRECTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE APPLICATION FOR THE REGENTS PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP 1. NAME: Print your name in the space provided. 2. ADDRESS: Print your address; be sure to include apartment number if applicable. 3. SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER: Your social security number is required. The information is kept confidential. 4. BIRTH DATE: Your date of birth is helpful, but not mandatory. The information is kept confidential. 5. TELEPHONE/ ADDRESS: Indicate a phone number where you can be reached, and your address, if applicable. 6. LEGAL RESIDENT: In order to be eligible to apply for this scholarship you must be a legal resident of New York State (see Section III.B). 7. GENDER: Indicate your gender. Gender information is optional and is kept confidential. 8. RACE/ETHNICITY: Check the item that most accurately reflects your racial/ethnic background. Race/ethnicity is required and failure to respond may prevent determination of an applicant's priority status under the mandated selection criteria. 9. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: Enter complete information regarding your educational background, starting with high school. 10. PREPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION: If prior education was required for admittance into a licensure-qualifying, degree-bearing program (e.g., psychology, social work, etc.), indicate here where and when this education was completed. 11. PROFESSION: Indicate the number and name of the profession for which you will compete. A complete list of professions may be found on page 1 of this bulletin. 12. PRIORITY GROUP: This item must be completed in order for this office to make a correct determination of an applicant's priority ranking and economic eligibility for an award. (See Appendix A for information on economic eligibility.) 13. SIGNATURE: Sign and date the affidavit in pen at the bottom of the form attesting to the accuracy of all information provided. 16

21 The University of the State of New York THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT Office of K-16 Initiatives and Access Programs Scholarships and Grants Administration Unit Room 967 EBA Albany, NY APPLICATION FOR THE REGENTS PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP 2009 SERIES Submission deadline: June 1, Name Last First Middle 2. 2 Address Line 1 Line 2 Line 3 City State Country/ Province Zip Code 3. 3 Social Security Number (Leave this blank if you do not have a U.S. Social Security Number) 4. 4 Birth Date Month Day Year 5. 5 Telephone/ Address Daytime Phone Address (Please print clearly) Area Code Phone 6. 6 Have you been a resident of New York State since July 1, 2008? Yes No 7. 7 Check the box that reflects your gender: Female Male 8. 8 Check the response below that most accurately reflects your racial/ethnic background: American Indian or Alaskan Native Asian or Pacific Islander Black-Non Hispanic Hispanic White-Non Hispanic 9. 9 Enter complete information regarding your educational background: Name of High School or College Attended Dates of Attendance Degree and Date Completed Type of Course or Major Subject From To Degree Date 10. If preprofessional education is required for admittance into your professional education program (e.g., psychology, social work, etc.) indicate where and when this was completed: Name of college or university: Degree awarded: Date completed: / / mo. day yr. Regents Professional Opportunity Scholarship Application Form, Page 1 of 2, January 2009

22 11. List the number, name of the profession in which you plan to become licensed, and degree level for which you are applying: (See page 1 of the Candidate Information Bulletin for a complete listing) Number: Profession: Degree level: 12. Priority Group: Check only one and provide the information requested: Group 1: Economically disadvantaged and a member of a designated minority group (see Appendix A of the Candidate Information Bulletin for a definition of economically disadvantaged). Total family members in household in 2008: Total 2008 family income: Group 2: Member of a designated minority group (not economically disadvantaged). Group 3: If currently enrolled or education completed through a New York State Funded Opportunity Program, indicate below: Higher Education Opportunity Program - HEOP (Independent) Education Opportunity Program - EOP (State University of New York) Search for Elevation, Education, and Knowledge - SEEK (City University of New York - 4 years) College Discovery (City University of New York - 2 years) School: Dates of attendance: From: / / to: / / mo. day yr. mo. day yr. 13. Affirmation I, the undersigned, being the applicant for a Regents Professional Opportunity Scholarship, hereby affirm, subject to the penalty for perjury, that the information submitted on this form and any attachments thereto is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. Also, I understand and agree that submission of this application for a scholarship constitutes authorization to the Higher Education Services Corporation, the New York State Income Tax Department, and the United States Internal Revenue Service, to release to the New York State Education Department such tax information concerning home income and financially independent status as may be necessary to verify any statements made herein. Signature: Date: / / mo. day yr. Regents Professional Opportunity Scholarship Application Form, Page 2 of 2, January 2009

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